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Although the political crisis in Ukraine kept Antonov engineers guessing about the timing of the first flight of the 52-seat An-148, the airplane took to t

China’s AVIC I Commercial Aircraft (ACAC) continues its march toward a 2008 introduction of the 85-seat ARJ21-700, finishing more or less on schedule some

Stage III Technologies, which has been developing a Stage 3 hush kit for Gulfstream IIs and IIIs for more than five years, has received an STC for the Gulf

US Airways may resume taking deliveries of Embraer and Bombardier regional jets if the airline’s employee unions accept more cost-cutting measures, thanks

A newly formed regional airline division of Hong Kong commuter helicopter operator Helicopters Hong Kong has signed a deal with GE Capital Aviation Service

The head of Bell’s new X-Worx center in Arlington, Texas, told AIN that his team is working on a new type of anti-torque device that is “unlike anything yo

Bell plans to add about 200 jobs at its Amarillo assembly plant this year, as it gears up to meet expected demand for the V-22 Osprey.

San Diego’s city council voted unanimously to extend the lease on its fire helicopter for six months.

Three Columbia Helicopters Chinooks have recently entered service in South America.

A New Zealand air ambulance trust has bought a second Sikorsky S-76 to meet a growing demand for emergency medical flights in Auckland.

Until the start of the new millennium, the business of monitoring helicopters as they flew over inhospitable expanses of land or water could be a haphazard

One of the world’s greatest civil engineering projects, the $8 billion Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) carries crude oil 800 miles south from Prudhoe B

With this year’s Heli-Expo scheduled for February 6 to 8 in Anaheim, Calif., more than four weeks earlier than last year, news from exhibitors was surprisi

As reported last month in AIN, under FAA requirements civil jets must be equipped with ELTs starting this month.

One thing that pilots have in common with most people is that, from time to time, they wish they were doing something else in their chosen field.

The Gulfstream 500 received FAA type certification last month, and customer deliveries of the business jet are scheduled to start early this year.

Accidents involving aircraft on airport ramps remain one of the most expensive sources of claims for insurance companies.

The turn of the new year has seen several new facilities opening in time for the winter season.

Bob Walesch since 1984 has held senior positions with four major FBOs and spearheaded the launches of two of them that are located on medium-size business-

In another effort to help reduce accidents, NATA is developing a ground-incident safety management system (SMS) that it hopes will merge data on ground-han

According to a Little Rock local newspaper account, hangar space is hard to come by in the state of Arkansas, especially the capital city.

A jury ordered Universal Avionics to pay Honeywell $5.5 million in damages for violating a patent related to Honeywell’s original (pre-“enhanced”) GPWS.

The Transportation Security Administration is allowing operators to increase progressively the time for which international waivers are valid.

The German government gave the green light to sell to the public 74.9 percent of DFS, the agency operating the country’s ATC system.

A former employee of GE Aircraft Engines claims the company knowingly shipped defective parts built during a 10-year period at its factory in Madisonville,

On December 9 Cessna Aircraft claimed another record, though this one does not involve any aircraft speed or distance.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now expected to issue an informational circular early this spring on security recommendations for gener

While generally praising the FAA’s system of designated examiners and representatives, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said that the agency

This month NBAA continues a series of seminars on Part 91 Subpart K, the new rule that regulates fractional operations.

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